USA300 Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Cuba

Antimicrob Resist Infect Control. 2012 Jan 26;1(1):2. doi: 10.1186/2047-2994-1-2.

Abstract

Background: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus is an increasing problem in the Caribbean. We investigated the molecular epidemiology of MRSA isolates on Cuba.

Findings: The predominant clone was of the spa type t149, followed by community-associated MRSA USA300.

Conclusions: We report the first molecular typing results of MRSA isolates from Cuba.